Clinical Observation on Ear Point Pressing Beans Combined with Balance Acupuncture and Moxibustion to Improve Sleep Quality of Patients with Refractory Insomnia
Clinical Observation on Ear Point Pressing Beans Combined with Balance Acupuncture and Moxibustion to Improve Sleep Quality of Patients with Refractory Insomnia
Objective:To explore the effect of ear point bean pressing combined with balance acupuncture and moxibustion on im-proving the sleep quality of patients with refractory insomnia.Methods:From April 2022 to November 2023,94 patients with in-tractable insomnia in Nan'an hospital of traditional Chinese medicine were selected.They were divided into control group and ob-servation group according to random number table method,with 47 cases in each group.The control group carried out the conven-tional treatment of auricular point pressure bean,the observation group carried out auricular point pressure bean combined with balanced acupuncture treatment.Compare the sleep quality,traditional Chinese medicine symptom score,psychological state,and attention changes between two groups of cases.Results:Comparing the sleep quality of patients,there was no difference in the PSQI scale score before treatment,and the observation group was lower than the control group after treatment.the difference was statistically significant(P<0.05).Compared with the traditional Chinese medicine symptom scores of patients,there was no difference in the scores of frequent dreaming,fatigue,and difficulty falling asleep before treatment.After treatment,the observation group had a lower score than the control group,the difference was statistically significant(P<0.05).Comparing the psychological status of patients,there was no difference before treatment.After treatment,the BDI and BAI scores in the observation group were lower than those in the control group,the difference was statistically significant(P<0.05).Compared with the control group,there was no difference in the sustained attention changes of patients before treatment,but the observation group was higher after treat-ment,the difference was statistically significant(P<0.05).Conclusion:The combination of ear point pressing beans and balance acupuncture and moxibustion can improve the sleep quality of patients with refractory insomnia,improve their psychological state,increase their attention,and help patients recover.